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wing all dark, except for a white spot at 
apex, involving also the tips of first vein and 
upper branch of second vein; sixth vein with 
three dark spots (Antilles; Yucatan to Hon¬ 
duras) . CRUCIANS 
Palpi white-marked; costa of wing not as 
above; sixth vein variously marked.10 
10. Costa of wing with two white spots, one at 
junction of subcosta, and another at apex of 
wing, both also involving areas opposite on 
first vein; sixth vein basally white, apically 
dark . pseudoptjncttpennis 
Sixth vein not basally white, apically dark.11 
11. Costa of wing with three large white spots, 
one at junction of costa and subcosta, an¬ 
other between this and base of wing, and a 
third at apex of wing, involving also tip of 
first vein; sixth vein white, with a central 
dark area and one at apex. 
PARAPUN CTIPENNIS 
Costa of wing with two white spots, one at 
junction of costa and subcosta, broadly in¬ 
volving first vein, and another at apex of 
wing, involving tip of first vein also; three 
dark spots on sixth vein, one at base and one 
in middle small, the spot at apex of vein 
larger; another small black spot near origin 
of fourth vein (Mexico, Guatemala) . 
HECTORIS 
12. Hind tarsi with apical portion of second seg¬ 
ment white, all of third, fourth and fifth 
segments white, with or without a narrow 
black basal ring on fifth segment (subgenus 
Nyssorhynchus) .13 
Hind tarsi not so marked..........20 
13. Hind tarsi with fifth segment all white .14 
Hind tarsi with narrow black basal ring on 
fifth segment.16 
14. First abdominal sternite with two parallel 
lines of white scales; mid tarsal segments 
with white rings; second hind tarsal seg¬ 
ment nearly half black, half white (Panama, 
Costa Rica) . albitarsis 
First abdominal sternite bare, without lines of 
white scales .15 
15. Mid tarsal segments with narrow white rings; 
next to last segment of palpi with many 
white scales, terminal segment white; second 
hind tarsal segment usually half black 
(sometimes more); a narrow white ring at 
apex of first hind tarsal segment (British 
Honduras and Guatemala) . darlingi 
Mid tarsal segments without white rings; next 
to last segment of palpi all black, terminal 
segment only white; second hind tarsal seg 
ment about one-third black; first hind tarsal 
segment without apical white ring (Panama 
to Mexico) .-. ARGYRITARSIS 
16. Second hind tarsal segment about one-sixth 
black at base (Panama, Costa Rica) . 
OSWALDOI 
Second hind tarsal segment more than one- 
sixth black at base.17 
17. Last two segments of palpi white.18 
Terminal segment of palpi white; preceding 
segment all black, or with few white 
scales .19 
18. Second segment of hind tarsi about half black, 
half white (breeds in salt water, Atlantic 
coast of Panama) . tarsimaculatus 
Second segment of hind tarsi less than half 
black ( strodei in fresh water ponds, Panama 
to Mexico, anomalophyllus in running 
streams, Atlantic coast of Panama and south¬ 
ern Costa Rica) . strodei 
.ANOMALOPHYLLUS 
19. Large species, the white spots on costa of wing 
broad; spot B2 (the costal white spot second 
from base) larger than preceding black spot 
(Panama to Brownsville, Texas; Greater 
Antilles) . albimanus 
Smaller species, the white spots on costa of 
wing reduced; spot B2 usually smaller than 
preceding black spot (Panama, Costa Rica). 
.TRIANNULATUS 
(Formerly bachmanni) 
20. Mesonotum gray, with four bare black lines; 
costa of wing with four or five alternating 
subequal black and white spots; hind tarsal 
segments narrowly black basally, broadly 
white apically; abdomen without scales 
(subgenus Kertessia; Panama northward). 
. NETVAI 
Mesonotum, wings, and legs not as above; 
femora and tibiae spotted.21 
21. Costa of wing with a prominent bend or 
“kink” at junction of subcosta; lateral 
abdominal scale-tufts present (group Arri- 
balzagia) .22 
Costa of wing straight, without such a kink; 
hind tarsi with narrow light rings at the 
joints; lateral abdominal scale-tufts absent 
(series Cycloleppteron ) .24 
22. Costa of wing with only two large dark spots; 
black spot at apex of wing usually large, 
distinct; fifth vein speckled with light and 
dark scales (Panama, Costa Rica, probably 
northward) . neomaculipalpus 
Costa of wing with three large dark spots; 
brownish or blackish species, with pale scales 
of wing either white or yellow.23 
23. Large brownish species; wings with brown, 
white, and yellow scales; fifth vein speckled 
with dark and pale scales; dark spot at apex 
of wing diffuse, about the same size as the 
